Updated | The historic Jackson magnolia has been on the south facade ofthe White House since the 1800s—making it the oldest on the grounds. ButTuesday, Melania Trump reportedly made the decision to have it removedafter tree specialists determined “the overall architecture andstructure of the tree is greatly compromised,” the report stated,according to CNN.

CNN obtained documents from specialists at the United States NationalArboretum, which determined the magnolia tree must be removed. The treeis “completely dependent on artificial support,” the document read.

The document said, “Without the extensive cabling system, the tree wouldhave fallen years ago. Presently, and very concerning, the cablingsystem is failing on the east trunk, as a cable has pulled through thevery thin layer of wood that remains. It is difficult to predict whenand how many more will fail.”

A White House official told CNN that the first lady made the decisionafter reviewing and assessing professional information and historicaldocuments. “Mrs. Trump personally reviewed the reports from the UnitedStates National Arboretum and spoke at length with her staff aboutexploring every option before making the decision to remove a portion ofthe magnolia tree,” Trump’s communications director, Stephanie Grisham,told CNN. “After reviewing the reports, she trusted that every efforthad been made to preserve the historic tree and was concerned about thesafety of visitors and members of the press, who are often standingright in front of the tree during Marine One lifts.”

The tree was about to fall, and experts recommended its removal. Mrs.Trump, according to Grisham, has requested to preserve the wood from thetree.

The tree is expected to be removed later this week. White Housegroundskeepers were prepared for the tree’s demise, however, andoffshoots of the original Jackson magnolia have been growing nearby.They are around 8 to 10 feet tall and will be planted in the originaltree’s place, according to CNN.

Documentation reviewed by CNN revealed the Jackson magnolia has hadapparent damage as far as five decades back. Three trunks of the treegrew from the base—tangling together in a mess of shared bark. One ofthose trunks was removed, leaving an exposed cavity that was filled withcement. Back in the 1970s, this was the standard procedure in thiscircumstance. The concrete, however, permanently damaged the tree. By1981, a large pole and cable system were installed and still hold up thetree today.

Post by a425coupleHorrible Newsweek bias shows again!A routine event, but Newsweek uses a very pejorativeheadline, and only later fills in the reasons.http://www.newsweek.com/melania-trump-orders-removal-near-200-year-old-tree-white-house-759120MELANIA TRUMP ORDERS REMOVAL OF NEAR-200-YEAR-OLD TREE FROM WHITE HOUSEBY SYDNEY PEREIRA ON 12/26/17 AT 9:51 AMUpdated | The historic Jackson magnolia has been on the south facade ofthe White House since the 1800s—making it the oldest on the grounds. ButTuesday, Melania Trump reportedly made the decision to have it removedafter tree specialists determined “the overall architecture andstructure of the tree is greatly compromised,” the report stated,according to CNN.CNN obtained documents from specialists at the United States NationalArboretum, which determined the magnolia tree must be removed. The treeis “completely dependent on artificial support,” the document read.

And I was not the only one to note such awful bias.Even CNN, Slate, and Huffpost were more fair!!

Newsweek Blasted for Misleading Tweet About Melania Trump: ‘Another BSNewsweek Tweet’First lady had ordered removal of 200-year-old tree on White House lawn-- but because it was about to fallJon Levine, provided byPublished 6:38 am, Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Newsweek is coming under fire over a tweet about Melania Trump demandingthe removal of an historic White House tree — without the complete context.“Melania Trump orders removal of the near-200-year-old tree from theWhite House,” blares a headline complete with a glowering photo of theFirst Lady.Melania Trump orders removal of the near-200-year-old tree from theWhite House https://t.co/mkntr7Ytlf pic.twitter.com/Ck8Vj7VXgB— Newsweek (@Newsweek) December 26, 2017

Innocent internet users who thought the First Lady had it in for the oldtree would learn after clicking the article that the historic magnoliahad become a danger to the property.